Caster



May 22, 1923. 1,456,414 v H. WEIERMAN CASTER Filed May 31 1922 Herbert H l/Veierman.

INVENTOR Patented ay 22, 1923.

tear-a F i Q HERBERT P. WEIERMAN, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CASTER.

Application filed May 31,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT P. l/Vnrnn- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Phlladelphia and State of Pennsylvanla, have invented new and useful Improvements in Casters, of which the following is a speclfication.

This invention relates to condiment dispensers or casters and it has more particular reference to that type of caster essentially designed for sprinkling salt, pepper, or other condiments, the primary object be ng to provide a novel structure or formation of shaker which is non-refillable and of a character to effectively preserve the contents from deterioration.

Another object of this invention is to provide a caster which is cheap to manufacture, sanitary and effective for the purposes for which it has been devised. I

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view as will be more apparent from the following description my invention essentially consists in the formation of a caster for condiments, and the like, from a unitary blank of stout paper or analagous material, said blank being of a configuration to readily lend itself for easy setting up to produce the required form of finished article.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings constituting a part of this specification and in which like characters of reference designate the same or corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one prac tical embodiment of my invention; and,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the article illustrated by the preceding figure is fashioned.

Referring more specifically to the views the novel form of caster 3 illustrated in Figure 1 is fashioned frustro-pyramidal from a blank of stout paper or thick cardboard appropriately treated to render the same damp-proof and durable in character. This blank of stout paper or thin cardboard as will be seen from Figure 2 is fashioned to provide four identically shaped sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 integrally connected by creaslngs 8, 9, and 10; while the section 4 is provided with a mucilaged or otherwise adhesively coated flap 11 divided therefrom by a creasing 12. It will be observed on an examina- 1922. Serial No. 564,772.

tion of the drawings that each section 4, 5, 6, or 7 is of a uniform trapezoidal contour so that when folded for the connection of the adhesively coated flap 11 to the edge 12 of the section 7 there will be produced a frusto-pyramidal caster as shown by Figure'l.

Integral with the lower or wider parts 01' each of the sections 4 and 7and divided therefrom by a creasing 13, 14 respectively are rectangular flaps 15 that constitute the bottom of the caster 3. Each of the flaps 15 is provided along two adjacent sides with adhesively coated strips 16, 17 divided therefrom by creasings 18,19 respectively. It will be perfectly obvious to those acquainted with the art that when the caster 3 is set up the rectangular flaps 15 will overlay one another, and that when the adhesively coated strips 16, 17 are connected to the lower inner or outer edges of the adjoining sections 4, 5, 6 and 7, a secure basal closure will be pro vided for the caster 8 whereby loss or leakage of the content therefrom is efiectively prevented.

Integral with the upper edge of one 01' the aforesaid trapezoidal sections 4 to 7, for example the section 6, and divided therefrom by a creasing 20 is a rectangular section 21 of a size to consittute a snug closure for the upper end of the caster 8, said section being provided on the free edges with adhesively coated flaps 22 divided therefrom by creasings 23. This rectangular section 21 is appropriately perforated at 24 to constitute a sifter element, and it will be perfectly clear to those acquainted with the art that the section 21 when connected by the adhesively coated flaps 22 to the upper outer or inner edges of the trapezoidal sections 4, 5 and 7 of the caster 3 will complete the same.

From the foregoing description, the economic nature and advantages of my novel caster, as well as its useful application to any form or design and pattern of condiment holder or caster will be perfectly clear without further explanation and description, but I wish it clearly understood that I reserve the right to make my novel form of casters of other than frusto-pyramidal configuration and that they may be of polygonal or other form in cross section.

aving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

As a new article of manufacture, a caster a pair of bottom ass- 414 bottom element along the creasing of the first said bottom element and the adjoining closure, said caster also including a perforated top section extending from the end of one of said middle sides and provided 1 with securing flaps at its three free edges.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HERBERT P. XVEIERMAN.

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